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GENERAL  VIEW  CEDAR  HOLLOW  LIME  COMPANY’S  STONE  CRUSHER  AND  EAST  KILNS. 


THE  STORY 


OF 

CEDAR  HOLLOW 

1 750- 1 900 


Issued  by 

CHARLES  WARNER  COMPANY 
Philadelphia  New  York 
Wilmington. 


The  John  M.  Rogers  Press, 

WILMINGTON,  DEL. 


THE  STORY  OF  CEDAR  HOLLOW. 


pEDx\R  HOELOW  LIME  is  older  than  the  Revolu- 
^ tion  itself.  Valley  Forge,  the  one  historic  spot  of 
Revolutionary  times  that  has  withstood  the  warfare  of 
the  vandal,  preserved,  sanctified  and  hallowed,  an 
everlasting  monument  to  the  courage,  patriotism  and 
sacrifice  of  our  fathers,  is  proof  of  the  antiquity,  dur- 
ability and  everlasting  qualities  of  Ckdar  Hottow 
Lime.  Washington’s  headquarters,  wherein  was  quar- 
tered the  Father  of  his  Country  during  the  memorable 
winter  of  1777-1778,  is  still  held  intact  with  mortar 
made  from  Cedar  Hoeeow  Lime.  This  ancient 
building,  visited  by  thousands  every  year,  is  as  erect 
^ to-day  as  when  built  more  than  a century  and' a quar- 
ter ago;  its  walls  are  white  and  their  surface  as  smooth 
^ as  if  built  yesterday.  Only  Cedar  Hoeeow  Lime 

Of)  WAS  USED  IN  ITS  CONSTRUCTION. 

Cedar  Hollow,  from  whence  our  Lime  derives  its 
name,  is  located  in  the  eastern  section  of  Chester 
County,  about  three  miles  from  Valley  Forge.  It  is 
the  oldest  and  most  famous  lime  section  in  this  part  of 
the  country,  and  is  the  cradle  of  the  lime  manufactur- 
ing industry  in  the  United  States.  The  oldest  buildings 
in  Philadelphia,  Montgomery,  Bucks,  Delaware  and 
Chester  Counties,  the  first  .settlements  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, are  as  firm  to-day  as  when  built  over  a century 
ago.  Oney  Cedar  Hoeeow  Lime  was  used  in 
THEIR  construction. 


What  better 
showing  than  a 
century  and  a 
half  of  strong 
substantial 
work. 


Many  sought 
its  output. 


Cedar  Hollow 

Lime 

only  used. 


Write  for  our  Booklet  on  Telford  and  Macadam  Roads. 


STONE  CRUSHER,  lOOO  TONS  CAPACITY  DAILY. 

Every  Pound  of  our  Crushed  Stone  could  be  used  to  Manufacture  our  best  Lime. 


CHARLES  WARNER  COMPANY,  SALES  AGENT. 


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Long  before  the  independence  of  the  colonies,  the 
good  qualities  of  Cedar  Hollow  Lime  were  known. 
There  were  other  lime  sections  in  Eastern  Pennsyl- 
vania, but  none  of  them  produced  the  same  quality  of 
lime  as  that  which  came  from  Cedar  Hollow.  The 
best  of  every  thing  being  none  too  good  for  the  early 
builders,  they  naturally  sought  the  very  best  lime  that 
could  be  had  and  demanded  Cedar  Hollow  Lime. 
More  than  a score  of  manufacturers  either  purchased 
land  or  obtained  leases  of  parts  of  the  several  proper- 
ties now  owned  by  the  Cedar  Hollow  Lime  Com- 
pany, and  began  the  manufacture  of  lime.  They 
erected  kilns  upon  the  premises  and  opened  quarries. 
Their  manufactured  product  was  carted  away  to  every 
section  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania  and  to  the  surround- 
ing States  of  Maryland,  New  Jersey  and  Delaware,  no 
other  lime  being  able  to  compete  with  it  in  yield, 
purity  and  durability. 

In  1856,  several  capitalists  of  Philadelphia,  seeing 
the  great  future  that  presented  itself  in  the  further 
and  wider  development  of  the  lime  industry,  pur- 
chased ninety  acres  of  the  land  upon  which  the  kilns 
and  quarries  of  the  several  owners  or  lessees  at  Cedar 
Hollow  were  located,  and  immediately  began  the  erec- 
tion of  a railroad  leading  from  the  kilns  to  the  Chester 
Valley  Railroad,  a distance  of  two  miles.  The  new 
owners  organized  themselves  into  a corporation  under 
the  name  of  the  Cedar  Hollow  Lime  Company. 
Until  1898  the  company  remained  under  the  same 
management  and  in  the  control  of  the  same  parties 
who  had  taken  charge  forty-two  years  before. 


Cedar  Hollow 
Lime 

indispensable 
to  good  work. 


Early 

consolidation 
that  lead  to  forty 
years  of  success- 
ful manufacture 
and  a 
constantly 
improving 
product. 


Write  for  our  Booklet  on  Telford  and  Macadam  Roads. 


WEST  KILNS.  CAPACITY  1500  BUSHELS  DAILY  HIGHEST  GRADE  WOOD  BURNED  LIME. 


CHARLES  WARNER  COMPANY,  SALES  AGENT. 


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It  shipped  most  of  its  product  to  Philadelphia,  method 
where  it  always  commanded  a ready  sale  and  higher  of  transportation, 
price  than  any  other  lime.  All  shipments  were  made 
over  the  Che.ster  Valley  and  Philadelphia  & Reading 
Railroads,  the  cars  being  transported  over  the  com- 
pany’s siding  horses  to  the  Chester  Valley  Railroad 
and  delivered  by  the  latter  to  the  Philadelphia  & Read- 
ing Railroad  at  Bridgeport. 

In  the  Spring  of  1898,  by  reason  of  the  death  of  Purchase  by 
the  owner  of  more  than  one-half  of  the  stock  of  the 

management 

company  and  the  advanced  age  of  his  associates,  all  and  additional 
of  its  real  and  personal  estate  was  sold  and  the  new  property  secured, 
purchasers  continued  the  business  under  the  old  name. 

An  adjoining  property,  comprising  one  hundred  and 
twenty-eight  acres,  all  underlaid  with  a rich  deposit  of 
limestone  was  added  to  the  original  tract,  so  that  at 
the  present  time  the  Cedar  Hollow  Lime  Company  ^ , 7 

Carbonate  ot 

is  the  owner  of  two  hundred  and  eighteen  acres  of  the  Magnesia, 
richest  magnesia  limestone  deposit  in  the  United  States. 

On  the  one  side,  facing  the  northeast,  is  a vein  of 
ninety  feet  in  height  and  twelve  hundred  and  fifty  feet 
in  breadth;  while  on  the  other  side,  facing  the  south- 
west, is  a vein  of  equal  height  and  eleven  hundred  feet  Extent  of  the 
in  length.  The  former  vein  extends  fully  three-fourths  Quarries, 
of  a mile  to  the  southwest,  and  the  latter  a quarter  of 
a mile  to  the  northeast.  The  top  soil  covering  these 
veins  varies  from  one  to  four  feet.  The  supply  of 
stone  which  they  contain  irrespective  of  the  depth  to 
which  they  can  be  sunk,  is  practically  inexhaust- 
able. 


Use  Cedar  Hollow  Stone  for  Telford  and  Macadam  Roads. 


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CEDAR  HOEEOW  LIME  COMPANY,  PRODUCER. 


Improvements 

and 

additions. 


Since  1898  vast  improvements  have  been  made 
upon  the  property.  The  old  horse  railroad  has  been 
replaced  by  a substantial  siding,  over  which  cars  are 
transported  b}^  locomotives;  patent  kilns,  with  a daily 
capacity  of  fifteen  hundred  bushels  of  lime,  have  been 
erected;  a stone  crusher,  capable  of  crushing  'one 
thousand  tons  of  stone  per  day  ; ever}^  pound  of 
which  could  be  used  in  the  manufacture  of  our  best 
lime.  New  houses  for  the  employes  and  stables  for 
the  live  stock,  have  been  built. 


Present 
capacity  of 
patent  kiln  and 
wood-burnt 
lime  only. 


The  company  has  seven  other  patent  kilns  in 
operation,  which,  with  the  new  ones  recently  erected, 
give  it  a capacity  of  three  thousand  bushels  of  lime  in 
ever)^  twenty- four  hours.  Wood  is  the  fuel  used  in 


its  manufacture,  and  the  most  modern  kilns  and 


methods  have  been  introduced. 


Perpetual 

Charter. 


The  Company  has  recently  been  granted  a perpetual 
charter  under  the  laws  of  Pennsylvania. 


In  connection  with  this,  we  have  issued  a book- 
let “On  Macadam  and  Telford  Roads,”  and  will  be 
pleased  to  forward  same  to  }^ou  upon  receipt  of  your 
request  for  a copy  of  the  work. 

Every  pound  of  our  crushed  stone  could  be  used  in 
the  manufacture  of  the  celebrated  Cedar  Hollow  lime 
with  its  purity  of  less  than  1 % silica. 


Use  Cedar  Hollow  Stone  for  Telford  and  Macadam  Roads. 


NORTH  QUARRY.  FACE,  90  FEET  DEEP,  HOO  FEET  LONG. 


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CEDAR  HOLLOW  LIME  COMPANY,  PRODUCER. 


Analysis, 


Freedom  from 
Silica, 


High  percentage 
Magnesia 
desirable  for 
Sulphite  mills. 


BOOTH,  GARRETT  & BRAIR, 

Chemical  and  Metallurgical  Department, 

406  Locust  Street. 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July  11th,  1900. 
Cedar  Hollow  Lime  Co.,  Wilmington,  Del. 

Gentle7uen : — The  samples  taken  by  us  at  the  Cedar 
Hollow  Lime  Quarry  on  the  1st  inst. , marked  as  below, 
contained: 

“west.”  “south.” 

Silicious  Matter, 0.82%  . . 0.69% 

Oxideof  Iron  and  Alumina,  . 0.41%  . , 0.83% 

Carbonate  of  Lime,  . . . . 53.64%  . . 53.68% 

Carbonate  of  Magnesia,  . . . 45.44%  . . 46.17% 

100.31%  100.87% 

Yours  respectfully. 

Booth,  Garrett  & Blair. 

The  small  percentage  of  Silica  contained  in  this  lime  makes 
it  the  most  desirable  offered  for  Finishing  and  General  Building 
Purposes  where  a Magnesia  lime  is  required,  while  for  Sulphite 
mills  and  other  chemical  uses  requiring  a high  percentage  of 
Magnesia,  the  especial  desirability  of  Cedar  Hollow  Lime  is 
manifest  by  noting  the  analysis  made  by  Messrs.  Booth,  Garrett 
& Blair  of  average  samples  taken  by  their  representative  at  our 
quarries. 

The  smaller  the  percentage  of  Silica  in  a lime,  the  greater 
will  be  its  bulk  when  slacked  out,  and  therefore  its  greater  sand 
carrying  capacity  and  increased  value  per  unit  of  weight  as 
compared  with  a high  silica  or  impure  lime.  We  invite  tests  to 
prove  this. 

CHARLES  WARNER  COMPANY, 

SALES  AGENT, 

Philadelphia,  New  York,  Wilmington, 

1109  LAND  TITLE  BLDG.  66  M A I D E N LA  N E.  DELAWARE. 


Write  for  our  Booklet  on  Telford  and  Macadam  Roads. 


CHARIvES  WARNER  COMPANY,  SALES  AGENT. 


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LABORATORIES  OF 

booth,  GARRETT  & BLAIR, 

404  and  406  Locust  Street. 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July  30th,  1900. 

Report  of  Crushing  Tests  oe  Samples  Limestone, 

Granite  and  Trap  Rock. 

Samples  were  marked  as  below : 

Crushing 
Strength, 
lbs.  per 

Specimen  Marked.  Size.  sq.  in. 

Trap  Rock, 1 in.  cube,  . 30,260 

“Cedar  Hollow”  Hard  Limestone,  1 in.  cube,  . 34,540  Crushing 

Granite 1 in.  cube,  . 40,250 

Respectfully  yours. 

Booth,  Garrett  & Blair. 

No  ONE  questions  the  importance  of  using  reliable 
stone  where  concrete  is  to  be  introduced.  The  above 
tests  by  Messrs.  Booth,  Garrett  & Blair,  show  the 
Cedar  Hollow  Stone  to  be  more  desirable  than  trap 
rock  for  concrete  work,  and  in  regard  to  its  specific 
gravity,  the}^  write  : 

^*The  specific  gravity  of  Cedar  Hollow  Stone  was 
2.85t  showing  it  to  be  an  unusually  compact  stone.’^  Specific  Gravity. 

The  specific  gravity  of  trap  rock  is  about  three. 

This  means  five  per  cent,  more  volume  in  a ton  of 
Cedar  Hollow  Stone  than  in  trap  rock,  which  insures 
a saving  in  transportation  of  about  five  per  cent. , and 
adds  correspondingly  to  the  bulk  per  ton.  For  good 
roads  its  superior  quality  for  cementation  insures  a 
more  durable  Telford  or  Macadam  roadbed  than  can 
be  constructed  with  either  trap  rock  or  granite. 


Write  for  our  Booklet  on  Telford  and  Macadam  Roads< 


12  CEDAR  HOEEOW  LIME  COMPANY,  PRODUCER. 


C^DAR  HOI/IyOW  crush^;d  stonb 

From  a new  and  improved  crusher,  combining  all 
desirable  features  to  date,  thereby  insuring  Uniform 
Size  and  Freedom  from  Dust. 

CAPACITY,  1000  TONS  DAILY. 

Capacity. 

Any  size  shipped  promptly  on  receipt  of  orders. 
Quotations  f.  o.  b.  cars  at  Works,  Cedar  Hoeeow, 
Pa. , or  at  any  point  on  the  lines  of  the  Philadelphia  & 
Reading  and  Pennsylvania  R.  R.  systems. 

Screens  are  adjustable  to  the  following  sizes; 

Sizes. 

3-inch  Ring  and  Tailings, 

2-inch,  ll^-inch, 

1-inch,  ^-inch. 

Grits,  or  ^-inch. 

Dust  (Top-dressing,  Cement  Pavements,  etc.) 

Screenings  (Grits  and  Dust,  Mixed.) 

See  Booklet  on  Macadam  and  Telford  Roads 

ISSUED  BY 

CHARLES  WARNER  GONFANY, 

General  Agent, 

OFFICES; 

WILMIN&TON,  PHILADELPHIA,  NEW  YORK, 

Delaware.  1109  Land  Title  Bldg.  66  Maiden  Lane. 

Write  for  our  Booklet  on  Telford  and  Macadam  Roads* 


EAST  KILNS.  CAPACITY,  I500  BUSHELS  DAILY  HIGHEST  GRADE  WOOD  BURNED  LIME. 


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CEDAR  HOLLOW  LIME  COMPANY,  PRODUCER. 


We  own 
quarries. 

We  dredge 
sand. 


We  sell 

manufactured 

products. 


OUR  CONCRETE 


Triple  Alliance. 


gLAB  OF  CONCRETE  2 feet  long  by  10  inches 
wide,  4 inches  thick,  sawed  from  a block  of  con- 
crete made  up  of  the  following  proportions: 

1 part  Nazareth  Portland  Cement. 

2 parts  Warner’s  Bar  Sand. 

4 parts  Cedar  Hollow  Screenings. 

8 parts  Cedar  Hollow  1^-inch  stone. 

CRUSHING  TEST,  202  TONS  PER  SQUARE  FOOT. 

Thirty  Days  Old. 

CHARLES  WARNER  COMPANY, 

GENERAL  SALES  AGENT. 


Write  for  our  Booklet  on  Telford  and  Macadam  Roads. 


SOUTH  QUARRY.  RACK,  QO  FEET  DEEP,  1250  FEET  EONG. 


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CEDAR  HOEEOW  DIME  COMPANY,  PRODUCER. 


Our  Lines  in  Brief* 


Lime 

Carbonate 

Magnesia 

Stone 

Cement 


For  Building,  Plastering,  Chemical  and  Agricultural 
purposes. 

Wrightsville,  Hanover,  F.  F.  L. 

Cedar  Hollow  and  McCoy  : 

Assorted  sizes  from  Cedar  Hollow  Quarries  for  Walks. 
Road- making  and  Concreting.  Run  of  quarry  for 
Fluxing. 

Imported  and  Domestic,  Rosendale  and  Portland.  “ Naza- 
reth”  brand  our  specialty. 


Sand  Washed  and  Screened  Bar  Sand  from  our  dredge, 

Phcenix.  Daily  capacit}^  2,000  tons.  Silver  Sand 
and  White  Finishing  Sand,  in  carload  lots  from  Wil- 
mington and  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Ivory  Cement  ^ Hard  Wall  Plaster.  Superior  for  Strength,  Hard- 
Plaster  ness,  Durability. 


Building  Ma- Calcined  Plaster,  Plastering  Hair,  Fire  Brick  and  Tile, 
terial  Mortar  Colors,  Marble  Dust,  Fire  Clay, 


Terra  Cotta 
Pipe 

Coal 

Coke 

Freight 


Information 
and  Quota- 
tions 


Manufactured  from  the  best  Ohio  River  Fire  Clay, 
all  vitrified  and  salt  glazed. 

Sectional  Sewer  Blocks,  Flue  Liners,  Fire  Proofing, 
Conduits  and  all  P'ire  Clay  Products. 

Anthracite  and  Bituminous. 

Furnace,  P'oundry  and  Crushed. 

Warner’s  Wilmington  and  Philadelphia  Freight  Line 
sails  6 P.  M.  daily  from  Wilmington  and  Pier  9, 
South  Wharves,  Philadelphia.  Through  rates  to  all 
points. 

Information  and  quotations  gladly  furnished  on  any 
of  the  above  lines. 

CHARLES  WARNER  COMPANY, 


General  offices,  Wilmington,  Delaware. 

New  York,  Philadelphia, 

66  Maiden  Lane,  Land  Title  Building, 

J.  MAXWELL  CARRERE,  FRED.  A.  DABOLL, 

GENERAL  MANAGER.  MANAGER. 


Write  for  our  Booklet  on  Telford  and  Macadam  Roads. 


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